Vehicle Details
Registration: W181 SCU
Chassis: Dennis Trident
Bodywork: East Lancs Lolyne
Depot: Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet
Livery: Northern
Year new: 2000
Vehicle History
December 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has been sold by Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet, to MC Tractors, Huntingdon, for scrap.
October 2015
Go North East
This vehicle has been sold to Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet.
March 2008
Go North East
Photograph by
This vehicle has received "Coaster" branding for service 1 (Gateshead - Newcastle - Byker - Wallsend - Whitley Bay).
January 2008
Go North East
Photograph by
This vehicle has been repainted into a plain cream base livery at Thornton Brothers, Ashington.
link Related
April 2016
Go North East
Prior to the service changes taking place on Sunday 17th April 2016, this vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Washington, allowing a period of driver familiarisation on the Scania OmniCity vehicle type.
April 2019
Go North East
In order to provide a higher-specification vehicle on service X30 (Stanley - Newcastle), this vehicle has transferred from Saltmeadows Road Depot to the Hownsgill Depot.
April 2020
Go North East
Due to high passenger volumes on the Byker ASDA free shuttle bus service, this vehicle has been reinstated to be allocated to this service. This will allow for more adequate social distancing measures on the A1/A2/A3 services.
April 2015
Go North East
This vehicle has now entered service at Riverside Depot on "X66 Metrocentre" service X66.